Posts Tagged extreme life

Russian researchers pose for a picture after reaching the subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica on February 5, 2012. Russian scientists on Saturday dismissed initial reports that they had found a wholly new type of bacteria in a mysterious subglacial lake […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

‘Unclassified’ Life Found in Antarctic Lake – Researcher 22:23 07/03/2013 MOSCOW, March 7 (RIA Novosti) – A preliminary examination of water samples from the ancient subglacial Lake Vostok near the South Pole indicated that its inhabitants are not to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. Credit: NASA One model of Europa’s ice. Some scientists think fresh seawater regularly cycles up to the surface of the moon through cracks, making exploration of the ocean more accessible to future landers. Credit: K. Kalousová […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Packaged samples from the WISSARD drilling of Lake Whillans. Credit: WISSARD Life Under the Lake Ice Source: Nature news release Posted: 02/13/13 Summary: Scientists have identified microbial life in a lake trapped under the frozen ice sheet of Antarctica. For […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Living on a neighbouring planet? (Image: Don Johnston/Getty) Extreme life might be visible on colourful exoplanets 10:00 09 February 2013 by Sara Reardon Lichens and algae could be the first life forms we find on Earth-like exoplanets, by looking for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jason returns from its last dive of the expedition. Credit: WHOI Searching for Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine (part 5): Explorations to the Seafloors of Earth and Europa Posted: 02/07/13 Author: Garret Fitzpatrick Summary: This series follows an oceanographic […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…